Ryan Spoehr

5 days ago | gazettextra.com | Ryan Spoehr

By RYAN SPOEHR [email protected] JANESVILLE - Hail pounded northern Rock County and southern Jefferson County Friday morning, with some reports of it being as large as two-and-three-quarters inches in and around Evansville and Edgerton. That is about the size of a tennis ball. That's according to the National Weather Service Sullivan office.

6 days ago | gazettextra.com | Ryan Spoehr

By RYAN SPOEHR [email protected] JANESVILLE - The Janesville School District is recommending it stick with Dean and Mercy for its insurance carriers after exploring other options because of rising costs. When the school board meets on Tuesday, it will consider the recommendation that has a projected $1.2 million increase. The district had a $1.3 million increase in insurance costs ahead of the 2024-25 school year.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Ryan Spoehr

WHITEWATER - The Whitewater Common Council on Tuesday night extended its school resource officer agreement with the Whitewater Unified School District through Oct. 30 after Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty threatened to not renew the current agreement that's set to expire on June 30. In an April 9 memo to Whitewater Police Chief Dan Meyer, Pate-Hefty suggested that the school district might bid out a school resource officer contract to other area police departments or law enforcement services.

1 week ago | hngnews.com | Ryan Spoehr

MILTON — The Milton High School FFA and School District of Milton are mulling building a barn to house animals for ag classes at the high school during the school year. It’s proposed to house animals like chickens and steers and be primarily for expanding animal science education, High School Principal Jeremy Bilhorn told the school board Monday. kAmu24:=:E:6D s:C64E@C $E6A96? $492?EK D2:5 :? 2 AC6D6?E2E:@? E@ E96 D49@@= 3@2C5 E92E E96C6 92G6 366? E2=<D 36EH66? E96 25>:?:DEC2E:@?

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Ryan Spoehr

WHITEWATER - The Whitewater Common Council on Tuesday night extended its school resource officer agreement with the Whitewater Unified School District through Oct. 30 after Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty threatened to not renew the current agreement that's set to expire on June 30. In an April 9 memo to Whitewater Police Chief Dan Meyer, Pate-Hefty suggested that the school district might bid out a school resource officer contract to other area police departments or law enforcement services.